Arctic announces new MX-6 thermal compound

The Arctic MX-5 was short-lived, possibly due to the issues reported by users regarding material separation in certain batches. However, there's a successor coming in, and it's called MX-6.

With the MX-5 now in EOL, Arctic launched the MX-6 as the successor. The formula of the new thermal paste is based on the proven MX-4, which is still available to this day and will continue to be. With Arctic claiming the MX-6 has a lower thermal resistance, the new thermal compound can provide up to 20% better performance than the MX-4, which sounds promising.

Like all Arctic thermal pastes, the MX-6 is non-conductive and non-capacitive, eliminating the risk of short circuits and discharges that can damage your system. Thanks to its high viscosity (550 poise), Arctic's new thermal paste is relatively easy to apply on a processor IHS, exposed dies, and other types of chips.

Now available in 2g, 4g and 8g tubes, with or without MX Cleaner wipes, the MX-6 thermal paste starts at €11.99.

KitGuru says: Have you ever tried using Arctic MX thermal compound? Were you happy with the results? Would you consider getting a tube of MX-6 if you ever need to replace the thermal paste of your CPU or GPU?

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